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Commonly Confused

Its vs. It's

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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Its vs. It's

 

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

You all would not have guessed some of these

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Why did Yankee Doodle call a feather 'macaroni'?

 

What's with his feathered cap?

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How Do You Pronounce 'Vase'?

 

And is one way more correct than the others?

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The Serial Comma Explained

 

Why don't they call it the Merriam-Webster comma?

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Is 'none' singular or plural?

 

Or both? Or neither?

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Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

Games & Quizzes

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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Quiz: Spot the Misspelled Word! Think you can detect a spelling error from a mile...
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